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FINAL 2012 RACE - THE HARVEST CUP

Posted October 3, 2012

SERIES CHAMPION WILL BE DETERMINED AT TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY!

Haubstadt, IN. - October 3, 2012. The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint CarSeries will be holding the final race of the 2012 season this Saturdaynight October 6th. This will be the second annual Harvest Cup whichwill be highlighted by a 30 lap feature offering $4,000 to the winner.This race will close out the season for the series and is also the

last race of this season to be held at the speedway. The night's

program will also include the UMP Modified class with an increased

purse to make it an exciting open wheel doubleheader. The results of last weekend's City of Lawrenceburg Nationals gave allthe MSCS drivers an opportunity to improve their standing in theseason points with the finale only a week way. Jon Stanbrough wasable to gain an addition 4 points over Robert Ballou. Now only eightpoints separate the two top drivers. Racing this weekend on thequarter mile track at Haubstadt will determine which driver will bethe new champion. Neither driver has ever won the MSCS title buttogether they have accumulated 26 MSCS feature victories in theircareers. They have been a factor year after year when the green flagwaves. Both have MSCS victories this season. Stanbrough's win cameat Tri-State Speedway and Ballou won at Terre Haute. Stanbrough alsowon the 2011 Harvest Cup! The MSCS Rookie of the Year points battle has continued right on intothe final night of competition. Chet Williams and Brian Karraker hadmade this a dual by mid season. Williams leads Karraker by a mere 10points heading into the Harvest Cup. Williams is from Newburgh, IN,and Karraker races out of Dongola, IL. The MSCS Series continues to deliver surprise after surprise to fansfrom the realm of the unexpected. On September 29th Chase Stockonbecame the 18th different sprint car driver to lead an MSCS featurethis season. This time he was the only leader in winning the City ofLawrenceburg Nationals. His $10,000 win & Daron Clayton's $10,000win at the Haubstadt Hustler two weeks prior were excitinglydifferent runs. Of the twenty-one drivers that normally start anMSCS feature, eleven could be from the list of drivers that havealready won features with MSCS this season. And one of the othercompetitors might be the driver holding this weekend's surprisecard. Racing begins at 7:30!